Australian Bird of the Year
{{Short description|Bird of the Year competition}}
{{Infobox award|name=Australian Bird of the Year|alt2=|award5_winner=|website={{URL|https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/sep/27/australian-bird-of-the-year-2021-vote-now-for-your-favourite|Australian Bird of the Year}}|network=|runtime=|viewership=|producer=|director=|image2=|image2size=|caption2=|award4_winner=|precedence_label=|individual=|higher=|same=|lower=|related=|previous=|main=|next=|award5_type=|award4_type=|caption=2021 winner Superb Fairywren|reward=|awarded_for=|sponsor=|date=|location=|country=Australia|presenter=The Guardian Australia|host=|preshow_host=|acts=|year={{Start date and age|2017}}|award3_winner=|year2=|holder_label=|holder=|most_awards=|most_nominations=|award1_type=|award1_winner=|award2_type=|award2_winner=|award3_type=|image=Superbfairywren.jpg}}Australian Bird of the Year is a biennial poll organised by Guardian Australia and BirdLife Australia. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite Australian bird in an online poll.